Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Horizontal and vertical take off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 水平和垂直起降无人机
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Application No.: US709488Application Date: 1996-09-06
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Publication No.: US5890441APublication Date: 1999-04-06
- Inventor: Johnny Swinson, deceased , by Sueanne Walker, executrix , Terry J. James
- Applicant: Johnny Swinson, deceased , by Sueanne Walker, executrix , Terry J. James
- Assignee: Swinson Johnny,James; Terry J.
- Current Assignee: Swinson Johnny,James; Terry J.
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C29/04
Abstract:
A semiautonomously directed, autonomously controlled, gyroscopically stabilized, horizontal or vertical take off and landing (HOVTOL) flying apparatus employing two vertical lift devices equally and longitudinally spaced from the center of gravity of the apparatus; continuously integrated with a drive train apparatus, optional single or multiple power means; congruously connected thereto horizontal thrust devices. Integral to the vertical lift devices; pitch axis control devices situated at the exhaust orifices therein to vector said devices exhaust slip stream by a autonomous flight control system providing pitch stability. The autonomous flight control system providing continuously all flight control of the apparatus and said system being interfaced to a semiautonomous flight director device providing discrete flight direction function codes thereto. The combined effect of the apparatus is: When the power system rotates; coincident rotation of the drive train causes the vertical lift apparatus and horizontal thrust apparatus to counter rotate at right angles simultaneously providing both vertical lift and gyroscopic roll stability and simultaneously providing both horizontal thrust and gyroscopic yaw stability during flight; the continuous control thereof being accomplished by the autonomous flight control system and the directional steering, and function thereof in four axis effected by the semiautonomous flight director device which provides discrete flight function codes to the autonomous flight control system so as to disallow the initiation of negative flight maneuvers and/or functions providing for the safe unskilled pilot operation of the apparatus or any aircraft employing a autopilot having a autonomous digital flight control system.
Public/Granted literature
- US5128842A Uniform illumination plate Public/Granted day:1992-07-07
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